Bottle holder and lock



7 y 6, 1940. w. H. WALLACE 3 I BOTTLE HOLDER AND LOCK Filed Jan. 11, 1959 Patented July 16, 1940 unite-o":

BOTTLE HOLDERTAND LooK William H. 'Wallace,"Jacksonville,' :'=Fla., assignor of one-third to-Louis W. Anderson-;-Jackson= -ville,-Fla., and one-third to CharlesSeWallace,

Morehead-City, N. 0.

Application January 11, 1939} Serial NoL" 250';4'18

2 Ulaims. i (o1. 232-41) This invention relates to devices for-receiving" and "preventing the theft ofportablereceptacles," and more particularly'to devicesforreceiving milk bottles andmaintaining them within a lock;

5 Prior devices, while theyare capable of receiv ing portable receptacles and generally maintaining them in locked position, are of such nature that they (lo-not provide positive protection against'theft, for in most cases the bottles may readily be removed by picking the "lock with an ordinary thininstrument. Such prior devices having locks which may not so easily be opened by the unauthorized have been unduly complicated and expensive to manufacture:

16 It is an object of this invention to provide a simple device which will "receive a portable receptacle and maintain the same in locked position.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a device of the nature which lends itself to ready and inexpensive manufacture, and capable of holding a milk bottle within a simple lock which may not be readily tampered with by the unauthorized.

35 Other objects and the nature and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal cross section of my de- 0 vice, showing the milk bottles retained in place;

Fig. 2 is also a longitudinal cross section, showing the milk bottles entering my device;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal cross section showing the bottle about to be retained; 5 Fig. 4 shows a transverse section of my device;

Fig. 5 illustrates a front end elevation; Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing a modification of my invention in which the filler 0 blocks are eliminated;

Fig. 7 is .a longitudinal cross section, showing a further modification of myinvention; and,

Fig. 8 is an end elevation of the modification shown in Fig. '7.

3 Referring to the drawing, a channel shaped member ID is provided with projecting edges I I and a central upfolded portion I2, defining a relatively narrow space. This member is made of a comparatively rigid metal, preferably a sheet iron stamping which has been galvanized or otherwise treated to prevent rusting. The inturned edges II of the channel shaped member III are designed of such size as to grip the upper bead of the ordinary milk bottle and hold the bottle supported by the head. The member ID may be fastened to a door or windowframe in eithera' horizontal or'vertical position by means of wood screws or other securing means A latch" member "I3 is positioned withinthe a.

upfolded central portion I2 of the member I 0 and is horizontally pivoted on the pin or rivetll. The member I3 has a bottle engaging portion I5.

onthe innenside of the pivot"I4"'and a cam shaped portion I6 on the outer or forward sideof'the pivot I4 Aispringmember 'I'I urges the inner end of member I3, which contains the bottle engaging portion, downwardly about the piv- As a milk bottle is entered into the' guides 1;

formed by the inturned edges II of member I0 as" shown in Fig.2, there is sufiicient clearance to allow'the top of the bead on the bottle to pass under the cam I6 and slide inwardly on the guides. As the bottle progresses inwardly there I is just sufficient clearance under the cam I6 to allow the .bead at the forward top of the bottle to urge'the front cam surface I5a of the bottle engaging portion I5 upwardly as shown in Fig. 3. As the bottle is pushed still further inwardly it reaches the position as shown in'Fig. 1 in which the bottle engaging portion I5 of the member I3 is locked in front of the rear lip portion of the bottle. As clearly shown in Fig. 2, the cam portion I6 projects downwardly below the pivot I4, and when in its bottle-engaging position as shown in Fig. 1 the cam portion I6 also projects downwardly below the lip of the bottle and thereby prevents release of the latch by the insertion of an ordinary straight blade or strip beneath the latch, since the insertion of such a The spring member I! insures a positive look ing of the bottle engaging portion I5 and aids in preventing the movement of the latch member I3 by insertion. of a thin instrument beside the latch, as heretofore explained. As a still further precaution, the outward end I8 of the upfolded portion I2 of the member ID is closed off by bending the edges I8 of this member together at their outward extremity.

Filler blocks I9 are provided, as shown in Fig. 4, to aid in securing my device to a flat surface; these blocks are preferably of wood but may be of other suitable material. Their. function is as a spacer primarily, but also they add to the rigidity of the member I 0. In the modification shown in Fig. 6 the filler blocks have been eliminated by providing the upwardly projecting portions 20 to directly engage the supporting surface. The central unfolded space I2 may be eliminated as shown in the second modification of my device as in Figs. 7 and 8. The modification of my de- 5 vice works in identically the same manner as the embodiment described, the only difference being in that in the modification shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the horizontal pivot l4 goes completely across the device and eliminates the central up- 10 folded space.

It will be seen that I have provided a positive locking device for milk bottles in whichthe bottle may be inserted from the outside and pushed inwardly until engaged by the bottle engaging 15 portion l5 of. the member 13, at which time it is positively locked against removal from the outside. Since the inner end of this device is designedvto be positioned against a door or window, the bottle may be removed only by opening the 0 door or window. The door or window may be kept locked by the ordinary lock. or fastening means provided, and unlocked and opened from the inside when it" is desiredto remove the bottle. The bottle may be removed by grasping 1t 5 -and pulling it inwardly through the guides. It

should be understood that .the member IO- together with the guides ll may be made sufii ciently long to provide for the reception of two ormore-bottles, as shown in Fig. 1. In that case, 30.,it is only necessary to locate one latch member l3 at the outer end-of the device, since only the outer bottle need be engaged. V

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made in thisv de- ;;yice without departing from the spirit of the invention and therefore the invention is not limited to what is shown in the drawing and described in the specification but only as indicated tion in a manner to prevent the release of said bottle-engaging portion by the insertion of a straight strip or blade.

2. A milk bottle holder comprising an inverted channel member adapted to slidably receive the top portion of a milk bottle, said channel member having downwardly extending portions defining guides, and an elongated slot between said guides, a latch pivoted within said slot between said guides, said latch having a bottle-engaging portion on the rearward side of its pivot and a cam portion on the opposite side of said pivot, said cam portion being formed to project downwardly below said pivot and below the lip of the bottlev in its .locked position in a manner to prevent the releaseof said bottle-engaging portion by the insertion of a straight strip or blade, said slot being closed at its forward end to obstruct access to the top portion of said latch.

WILLIAM H. WALLACE. 

